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In the Moment and Long-Term Coping
Gioia–Symbol of Strength and Perseverance One of our clients recently added a nuance to our approach to managing stress and developing resilience. She identified that she parses her “toolbox” of coping strategies into two categories–techniques she uses “in the moment”
Making Meaning From Scribbles
Lee–To Be or Not To Be We often talk about how important meaning-making is to happiness. At its simplest this is to say that what we believe about what is happening to and around us dramatically affects our happiness. Key
Best Possible Life Vision Boards
Annie’s Vision Board 2019 The other day, Gioia was asked to run a ” Vision Board” workshop and thought, “I’ve never led one but they sound like a very art therapy-ish kind of thing!” Vision boards are essentially any kind
Human Beings versus Human Doings
Rebecca–Sun Bath Coloring Sheet John Bradshaw, author of the seminal book Healing the Shame that Binds You, was one of the first people to introduce into modern vernacular the notion that we are Human BE-ings not Human DO-ings. This catchy
Gratitude Affirmations
Gioia–Affirmations Wall Last month, Gioia hosted a Health Fair wellness booth at Prince George’s County Community College where she counsels young college students. Being an art therapist, she wanted to do something interactive with art materials but she knew that most
Anything But Not Everything
Rebecca–Everything I Want to Do Rebecca’s husband once said “When I was growing up, my mother always told me I could do anything I wanted but she didn’t tell me I couldn’t do everything that I wanted”. It’s a high